{"product_id":"the-many-daughters-of-afong-moy-paperback","title":"The Many Daughters of Afong Moy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJamie Ford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Read with Jenna \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e Show Book Club Pick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e returns with a powerful exploration of the love that binds a family across the generations in \"one of the most beautiful books of motherhood and what we pass on to those that come after us\" (Jenna Bush Hager, \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDorothy Moy breaks her own heart for a living. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Washington's former poet laureate, that's how she describes channeling her dissociative episodes and mental health struggles into her art. But when her five-year-old daughter exhibits similar behavior and begins remembering things from the lives of their ancestors, Dorothy believes the past has come to haunt her. Fearing that her child is predestined to endure the same debilitating depression that has marked her own life, Dorothy seeks radical help. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough an experimental treatment designed to mitigate inherited trauma, Dorothy intimately connects with past generations of women in her family: Faye Moy, a nurse in China serving with the Flying Tigers; Zoe Moy, a student in England at a famous school with no rules; Lai King Moy, a girl quarantined in San Francisco during a plague epidemic; Greta Moy, a tech executive with a unique dating app; and Afong Moy, the first Chinese woman to set foot in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the painful recollections affect her present life, Dorothy discovers that trauma isn't the only thing she's inherited. A stranger is searching for her in each time period--a stranger who's loved her through all of her genetic memories. Can Dorothy break the cycle of pain and abandonment to finally find peace for her daughter and love for herself? Or will she end up paying the ultimate price? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"For Jamie Ford fans both old and new, \u003ci\u003eThe Many Daughters of Afong Moy \u003c\/i\u003eis an unmitigated pleasure\" (Christina Baker Kline, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) and a lyrical love story unlike any other.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJamie Ford is the great-grandson of Nevada mining pioneer Min Chung, who emigrated from Hoiping, China, to San Francisco in 1865, where he adopted the western name Ford, thus confusing countless generations. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eHotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e, spent two years on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller list and went on to win the 2010 Asian\/Pacific American Award for Literature. His work has been translated into thirty-five languages. Having grown up in Seattle, he now lives in Montana with his wife and a one-eyed pug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26 x 8.03 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52045674742061,"sku":"9781982158224","price":19.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-many-daughters-of-afong-moy-paperback-8943601.webp?v=1780170006","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-many-daughters-of-afong-moy-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}